Dusted off a @iello_usa game I've always had mixed feelings about. Played it with 4 people the first time I played it, all of us were new to it, and I was teaching it. Visually it's stunning, and it has a deck building mechanic which is a personal favorite. The game runs 60-90 minutes according to the box. I don't recall how long the 4 player game took, but the 2 player we ran today took TWO HOURS. Baby was asleep. No interruptions. The game isn't bad by any means, but damn can it get a little tedious. Plus, you fight against 6 monsters throughout the game, but only the last one counts to determine your victory. π€ You just have to keep from going mad (not having too many Madness cards) to make it to face the last monster. Each monster has a number of Curses to defeat. If even 1 is left, you lose. We beat the first 2 monsters, lost to one, then beat the next 2. The last monster came with 5 curses (max, as it always will) and we cleared 4 of the 5, but just couldn't make that last 1. I don't know about you, but 2 hours of co-op just to lose is disappointing. Maybe it's because I'm not a big co-op fan? What do you think? Love co-ops? #imasocialgamer #iasgn #bigbookofmadness
